Gerard T. Aldrich Jr. ’57

Jerry Aldrich died Mar. 29, 1999, in his sleep, of heart failure. Several years ago he had had a triple bypass.

At Princeton, Jerry majored in aeronautical engineering and joined Tower Club. His senior roommates were Charles Brown and Tom Nelson. He enjoyed club sports and cards.

After Princeton, he did graduate work at UCLA while working for Douglas Aircraft. At this time his specialization in top-secret guidance and control fields began. Also, he and Jenny Rummaus were married, and sons Jeff and Jay were born. Other jobs included TRW and a long career at General Electric.

His work was classified relating to guidance, control, satellites over Russia, and over-the-horizon radar. He was also a s.v.p. of Lorol Corp. and a participant in the Strategic Defense Initiative.

Jerry retired in his mid 50s, then founded an accounting software company for Arthur Anderson, Inc. He enjoyed golf, was a bridge champion, sailed and fished, had one of the earliest computers, and traveled extensively. His motto was "often wrong, never in doubt."

The class extends its sympathies to his son Jay and ex-wife, Jenny.

The Class of 1957